Medical Information Specialist

Hospice Buffalo • Cheektowaga, NY

62d • Onsite

About The Position

This person will perform various duties of the Medical Information Department as assigned by the department director.

Requirements

• Associate's degree in Health Information preferred
• Medical Records office
• HIPAA knowledge
• Excellence - Demonstrates the highest quality of work.
• Compassion - Treats internal and external customers with empathy and respect.
• Service - Attends to the needs and best interests of internal and external customers.
• Teamwork - Supports effective collaboration and communication in achieving common goals.
• Innovation - Offers suggestions for improvement and accepts creative ideas and concepts.
• Integrity - Maintains ethical, moral, and operational standards and adheres to corporate compliance standards as defined in the Corporate Compliance Plan.
• Possess critical thinking skills, proficiency in organizing resources and establishing priorities and strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to plan and meet both short and long term goals.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office such as Adobe, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Excellent analytical and decision-making skills.
• The ability and eagerness to promote a team environment by working in a cooperative and collegial manner with others to accomplish organizational goals and objectives.
• Must be able to handle diverse work problems on a daily basis with the ability to resolve problems and handle conflict as part of a team.
• Strong attention to detail

Responsibilities

• Adhere to requirements of the organization's policies and procedures that are both patient focused (clinical) and organizational focused (administrative). Adheres to HIPAA regulations and policies.
• Maintains the security of patient electronic/written records.
• Demonstrate a desire to set and meet objectives and to find increasingly efficient ways to perform tasks.
• Mail physician orders daily to the attending physicians.
• Tracks and follows-up on the initial certifications that are not received from the attending physicians.
• Demonstrates the ability to cover the task of daily mail.
• Audits for medical record documents, including the Medical Directors Initial Certification documents on a daily basis.
• Expected to perform additional duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Hospice offers a Robust Total Rewards Package
• Employer 401k contribution regardless of employee participation, and match on employee contributions there after
• Health Insurance with vision component copayment plan, or high deductible plan (FT status)
• HSA with high deductible health plan twice annual Employer contribution (FT status)
• Dental Insurance (FT status)
• Flexible Spending Account (FT status)
• Paid Time Off PTO & NYS Sick Leave
• Tuition Assistance Program
• And Much More!

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Nursing and Residential Care Facilities
• Education Level: Associate degree
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees